Project LEAD Conference

Project LEAD Conference

Principals and teachers from thirteen schools from across
the state of Alaska attended a Leadership through Engaging Academic Design
(Project LEAD) conference on the UAS Juneau Campus January 22-24. Participating
districts include Anchorage, Bering Strait, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kuspuk, Mat-Su
and Northwest Arctic.

Project LEAD is sponsored by a grant from the Alaska
Department of Education. It is a partnership between the University of Alaska
Southeast and the Kuspuk School District. The project includes training using
professional learning communities, a professional library and an active,
technology-integrated curriculum.

Graduates from the
UAS School of Education Leadership program and faculty Marty Laster wrote
interdisciplinary and place-based curriculums that include digital
documentaries, global mapping skills, and a school and community museum where
the students are the researchers and docents. “The Tools of the Trade curriculum
weaves the study of time and place into active research and communication using
key technology that is meaningful to today's young adults," said Laster.